CVE-2016-1019
Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 22.32% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Affected
- adobe/flash player desktop runtime · adobe/flash player · adobe/air desktop runtime · adobe/air sdk · adobe/air sdk \& compiler
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 22.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1019
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08Third Party Advisory
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.htmlBroken Link
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08Third Party Advisory
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.htmlBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.